Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers
	Martha Vickers in 1945
Born	Martha Vitivker; May 28, 1925; Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1971 (aged 46); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Valhalla Memorial Park
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	1943–1960
Spouses	A. C. Lyles; (m. 1948; div. 1948); Mickey Rooney; (m. 1949; div. 1951); Manuel Rojas; (m. 1954; div. 1965);
Children	3.

Martha Vickers (May 28, 1925 – November 2, 1971) was an American model and actress.

She played minor roles in many movies during the early 1940s. She played the drug-addicted younger sister of Lauren Bacall's character in The Big Sleep (1946). She also starred in a musical, The Time, the Place and the Girl (also 1946). She also starred in Love and Learn and That Way with Women (both 1947).

Vickers died of esophageal cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles on November 2, 1971 at the age of 46.[1]

References

"Actress-Model Is Dead At Age Of 46". The Danville Register. Virginia, Danville. Associated Press. November 5, 1971. p. 3. Retrieved November 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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[dr-1] "Actress-Model Is Dead At Age Of 46". The Danville Register. Virginia, Danville. Associated Press. November 5, 1971. p. 3. Retrieved November 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.